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Shawnee Milling Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Shawnee Milling Company in SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA
Employer Shawnee Milling Company Report ID 2023065248
Address 201 S. Broadway Avenue City, State ZIP SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA 74801
Event Date June 14, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Special process machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 311211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.32000, -96.92000

Incident Narrative

An employee was monitoring the air-lock device that is used to move flour product to a different area of the facility. The air-lock machine became choked with product. The employee unscrewed a section of the housing and proceeded to unclog the machine. The machine activated while his right hand was in the point of operation resulting in amputation of the index finger to the first knuckle and lacerations to the middle and ring fingers.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2023, a worker at Shawnee Milling Company in SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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